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Information Literacy Program - First Semester

Learning Outcomes for First Year Students, Fall Semester

Students are guided to appreciate the role of information in achieving academic, professional, and personal success. They begin to understand the purpose of an academic library, and become familiar with the library's organization, services, and collections. They learn how to ask basic questions about the nature of their own information needs. While learning how to locate information, students begin to recognize the importance of critically evaluating the sources of that information.

First semester English (EN103) students will be able to...

Library Website

Identify the different parts of the library's homepage

Access the library catalog and other online resources

Find the virtual library tour and floorplans in order to locate collections or specific books

Locate the "Ask a Librarian" service to seek help with their information needs

Online Catalog

Conduct a search using author, title, and keyword

Identify the parts of a citation

Identify locations and call numbers of library materials

Use subject headings and call numbers to locate other relevant items

Choose keywords for a topic and combine them with Boolean operators to develop a basic search strategy